Men's Talent Reporter Lead - YDP United Kingdom
The Football Association
Full Time
United Kingdom
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Are you passionate about talent reporting and winning England teams... join us and continue to build a comprehensive men's player observation scouting network and consistently develop club relationships to enable the identification of players based on a thorough understanding of player profiling and contemporary selection processes, focusing on the youth development phase.
About the Team
Our FA Technical teams support all aspects of Men's and Women's elite performance – including para football, the elite format of disability football that runs parallel to the mainstream game – so we can help England teams to win tournaments.
Our teams manage everything from identifying talent to the development and coaching of multi-disciplinary teams throughout the age groups, up to our Senior England teams. To deliver on our goal we have invested heavily in developing a team of exceptional people capable of creating winning England teams at our world-class training facilities at our National Football Centre, St. George's Park.
What You'll Do?
- Lead the operational delivery plan for YDP Phase, which includes best practises in the collection and aggregation of multiple intelligence sources to create comprehensive player reports for each age group.
- Working with Head of Player Recruitment & Retention, develop a regional & national scouting strategy that translates into an optimised deployment programme of specific actions and weekly targets for all live observations and video reviews of long-list players.
- Lead a team of Talent Reporters to ensure a strong reputation of The FA's scouting capability and ongoing relationship that add value to clubs, players and The FA
- Track, collect, monitor and share up to date information regarding all fixtures across the YDP phase to best inform live & video match reporting.
- Build an established network of key external stakeholders across professional clubs, players, coaches, and intermediaries to clubs to ensure a consistent exchange of key information on prospective and current players.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for Player Insight Team, National Coaches, and Head of Player Recruitment & Retention on all elements of player monitoring, offering the right levels of challenge and support to achieve a robust selection process.
- Monitor the quality/standards of Talent ID Reporting across the YDP phase.
- Support the development of Talent Identification in FA education through close working links and sharing of information with counterpart in FA Education.
- Ensure appropriate technology projects are utilised to support Talent ID/Scouting and player intelligence.
- Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
- As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
What You'll Need?
Essential for the role:
- Exceptional footballing knowledge, with an ability to apply this knowledge within the context of talent identification and coaching.
- Federation Talent ID Qualifications.
- An established network of senior contacts across the domestic and international game, including club officials, coaches, scouts, players.
- Track record of successfully building and leading teams' in elite sport.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Excellent relationship builder.
Beneficial to have:
- Creative presentation skills and experience of creating and delivering engaging workshops/presentations.
- Experience of leading and delivering contemporary, multi-disciplinary talent or player identification programmes in professional football.
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, in order to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
- Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
- A hybrid working model offering flexibility on where you work.
For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers
Our Organisation
The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.
The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Vitality Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.
We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.
Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of either Wembley Stadium, St. George's Park or our Processing Centre unless the role is advertised as a home-based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.
The FA, For All, For You
Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.
https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx
A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments – Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change – which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
The Football Association
www.thefa.com
Wembley, United Kingdom
Mark Bullingham
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Sports & Recreation
1863
